I've thought about Zhongli getting so mad, an ex-god showing his true self in front of the people like he's losing his mind. His arms glowing like gold as he summons boulders, pointing it towards the people that inflicted so much wound on Childe. His eyes lost its focus.

The only thing on his mind is to slaughter. Slaughter for the person that means so much to him. He's tired of losing someone and he's not gonna let it happen again. Then Childe takes him in his arms, whispering soothing words to the archon. "I'll be ok, Xiansheng."

In just short

and simple words, Zhongli calmed down. Who would have thought that a fatui will be the one to stop the destruction of a city?

"It's just a small scratch," even though he's bleeding from head to toe. But Zhongli believes in him like how Childe always believes in him.